1982 Denver Nuggets vs. 1982 Phoenix Suns - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1981-82 Nuggets and the 1981-82 Suns, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1982
Denver

Nuggets

vs.

1982
Phoenix

Suns

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1982 Nuggets	4º in Western Conference
	1982 Suns	5º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1982 Nuggets	46 - 36
	1982 Suns	46 - 36

Winning %

	1982 Nuggets	.561
	1982 Suns	.561

Longest Streaks

	1982 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 12 Losing Streak: 7
	1982 Suns	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1982 Nuggets	13 players
	1982 Suns	13 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1982 Nuggets	Lost Western Conference 1st Rd
	1982 Suns	Lost Western Conference Semis

Playoff Record

	1982 Nuggets	1 - 2
	1982 Suns	2 - 5

Winning %

	1982 Nuggets	.333
	1982 Suns	.286

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1982 Nuggets	10 players
	1982 Suns	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1982 Nuggets	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Alex English
	1982 Suns	1 - All-Defensive 1st Team: Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1982 Nuggets	- none
	1982 Suns	- none

Hall of Famers

	1982 Nuggets	3 - Alex English, Dan Issel, David Thompson
	1982 Suns	1 - Dennis Johnson

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1982 Nuggets	126.5
	1982 Suns	106.2

Rebounds

	1982 Nuggets	43.8
	1982 Suns	44.4

Assists

	1982 Nuggets	27.7
	1982 Suns	27.1

Steals

	1982 Nuggets	8.1
	1982 Suns	9.2

Blocks

	1982 Nuggets	4.5
	1982 Suns	5.2

3-Pointers Made

	1982 Nuggets	0.5
	1982 Suns	0.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1982 Nuggets	.520
	1982 Suns	.491

3-Point %

	1982 Nuggets	.268
	1982 Suns	.310

Free Throw %

	1982 Nuggets	.796
	1982 Suns	.758

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1982 Nuggets	119.3
	1982 Suns	110.0

Rebounds

	1982 Nuggets	40.0
	1982 Suns	42.0

Assists

	1982 Nuggets	24.7
	1982 Suns	28.6

Steals

	1982 Nuggets	8.7
	1982 Suns	10.6

Blocks

	1982 Nuggets	3.7
	1982 Suns	6.7

3-Pointers Made

	1982 Nuggets	0.3
	1982 Suns	0.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1982 Nuggets	.495
	1982 Suns	.487

3-Point %

	1982 Nuggets	.125
	1982 Suns	.238

Free Throw %

	1982 Nuggets	.831
	1982 Suns	.745

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1982 Nuggets	25.4 ppg Alex English
1982 Suns	19.5 ppg Dennis Johnson

Rebounds

1982 Nuggets	7.5 rpg Dan Issel
1982 Suns	9.7 rpg Truck Robinson

Assists

1982 Nuggets	5.3 apg Alex English
1982 Suns	4.7 apg Kyle Macy

Steals

1982 Nuggets	1.6 spg T.R. Dunn
1982 Suns	1.7 spg Kyle Macy

Blocks

1982 Nuggets	1.5 bpg Alex English
1982 Suns	1.0 bpg Alvan Adams

NBA Playoffs

Points

1982 Nuggets	25.3 ppg Dan Issel
1982 Suns	22.3 ppg Dennis Johnson

Rebounds

1982 Nuggets	7.7 rpg Alex English
1982 Suns	7.6 rpg Truck Robinson

Assists

1982 Nuggets	5.7 apg Alex English
1982 Suns	4.6 apg Dennis Johnson

Steals

1982 Nuggets	2.7 spg T.R. Dunn
1982 Suns	2.1 spg Dennis Johnson

Blocks

1982 Nuggets	1.3 bpg Kiki Vandeweghe
1982 Suns	1.9 bpg Alvin Scott

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1982 Nuggets	2
	1982 Suns	3

Games:

Nov 10, 1981

Denver Nuggets

106

109

Phoenix Suns

at Denver

Dec 3, 1981

Denver Nuggets

109

137

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Feb 26, 1982

Denver Nuggets

122

131

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Mar 17, 1982

Denver Nuggets

135

133

Phoenix Suns

(OT) at Phoenix

Mar 27, 1982

Denver Nuggets

140

134

Phoenix Suns

(2OT) at Denver

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Western Conference First Round

Games Won

	1982 Nuggets	1
	1982 Suns	2

Games:

Apr 20, 1982

Denver Nuggets

129

113

Phoenix Suns

at Denver

Apr 23, 1982

Denver Nuggets

110

126

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Apr 24, 1982

Denver Nuggets

119

124

Phoenix Suns

at Denver